Sentences for a lesson
New vocabulary for lesson 129:
minita, moata, mōrena, nuinga, pahikara
Sentence Flashcards
29 sentences using only vocabulary from lessons 1–129, including at least one word introduced in lesson 129.
Mōrena; kei te pēhea koe?
Morning, how are you?
Mōrena. Pai tō moe?
Morning. Did you sleep well?
Te moata hoki!
How early!
Ka haere au ki te mahi mā runga pahikara.
I will go to work by bicycle.
Mā runga pahikara ahau haere ai.
I travelled by bike.
Haere ai ia mā runga pahikara ki te mahi ia ata ia ata.
He always goes to work by bike every morning.
Mōrena e Kui.
Good morning Nan.
Kia moata te haere ki te moe a tēnei pō.
Go to bed early tonight.
I te nuinga o te wā.
Most of the time.
Kia moata te haere ki te moe a tēnei pō, kia mauria ai kōrua ki te ngahere a te ata.
Go to bed early tonight, so that you can be taken to the forest in the morning.
Ko te nuinga kei runga i ngā maunga.
The majority were on the mountains.
Mōrena e Mā.
Good morning, Mum.
Mōrena e te tau!
Good morning, my love!
Mōrena e te whānau!
Good morning family!
I haere ngā tamariki mā runga pahikara
The children travelled by bike
Me moata te tae atu + kei mahue koe i te pahi
Make sure to be on time, or you will miss the bus.
He kaiwhakaako, he minita hoki taku pāpā.
My father is a school-teacher and a minister.
I oho moata, nō reira ka haere au ki te mahi.
I got up early, and so (therefore) I went to work.
I oho moata ahau nā reira i haere ai ki te mahi.
Reasons for including ai in result clauses will be explored in Section 5.3.5.
E kōrero ana te minita ki te tangata e hanga ana i te whare karakia.
The minister is talking to the man who is building the church.
I te ata o te Rā Horoi ka moata te oho o ngā tamariki.
On Saturday morning the children woke early (the children’s waking changed to early).
I te inoi te minita
The minister was at prayer
E inoi ana te minita (inanahi)
The minister was praying (yesterday)
Ehara a Hari i te minita
Hari is not the minister
Ko te nuinga o ngā ākonga, he Māori =
As for the majority of the students, they are Māori
Ko te minita a Hari
Hari is the minister
Ko Hari te minita
Hari is the minister
He Pākehā te nuinga o ngā tauira i reira.
Most of the students there are Pākehā.
Mā runga pahikara
by bike